Where does “trölladeig” come from?

trölladeig (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic deig, from Old Norse deig, from Proto-Germanic daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

trölladeig (Icelandic): salt clay

Definitions

  1. salt clay

Ancestry of “trölladeig”, step by step

trölladeig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic deig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdeigdough
2Old Norsedeigdough
3Proto-Germanicdaigazsoft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough
4Proto-Indo-European*dʰóyǵʰossomething that is kneaded, formed
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

via Icelandic tröll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictröllogre; troll
2Old Norsetrǫllwitch, mage, conjurer
3Proto-Germanictruzląa supernatural being; demon; fiend; giant;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandreh₂-run; to run, escape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic daigaz →